Certificate of Achievement
has completed the following course:
Metabolomics: Understanding Metabolism in the 21st Century
This online course explored why and how the scientific tool of metabolomics is applied, to understand how metabolism affects our everyday lives. The course covered topics including experimental design, sample preparation, the analytical techniques, data analysis and metabolite identification.
4 weeks, 3 hours per week
Professor Mark Viant
Professor of Metabolomics
University of Birmingham
Professor Warwick Dunn
Professor of Analytical and Clinical Metabolomics
University of Birmingham
Transcript
Learning outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of the biological relevance of metabolites (the small molecular weight intermediates and products of metabolism) and the metabolome
- Assess the challenges involved in studying the metabolome
- Develop an awareness of the analytical techniques and data analysis tools that are applied to study the metabolome
- Evaluate how the interaction of scientists from different disciplines has driven the development of this field
Syllabus
- Metabolism and the interaction of the metabolome with the genome, proteome and the environment
- The advantages of studying the metabolome
- The application of hypothesis generating studies versus the use of traditional hypothesis directed research
- The use of targeted and non-targeted studies in metabolomics
- An interdisciplinary approach with case-studies from clinical and environmental scientific areas
- Important considerations in studying the metabolome
- Experimental design and sample preparation
- The application of mass spectrometry in metabolomics
- An introduction to data processing and analysis
- Metabolite identification
Issued on 11th October 2019
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